This year at the DKMS Hatsumi Sensei announced that we would be practicing sword in 2012.  He also said to me as an aside “…and guns.”  Sounds good to me!  I am chagrined by the cavalier way we sometimes talk about sword and gun-fighting – and knife-fighting, too.  In the dojo it is easy to gloss over how serious a gushing gunshot wound or a sliced open body is.  Many of us would go into shock or faint if we ever were exposed to the real thing.  We need to be more aware of the realities of what we are training in – it is deadly serious stuff.

 

Another concept Sensei spoke about was finding the “kukan no kyusho,” or the critical point within the tactical space, which I thought was a very interesting consideration.  Perhaps we will learn more about Sensei’s idea for 2012 soon.  Buyῡ Doug Wilson’s blog often contains valuable insight into what Sensei is covering in Japan.  Check it out here.

And you can read the whole post here: http://www.livingvalues.com/theme2012.html

http://www.winjutsu.com/seminars/buyuwest.htm

Themes: Kihon Happo, self-defense.

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Time: 11am-5pm (please arrive by 10:30am to check-in)
Place: Granite Bay BuYu Dojo (please see directions below)
Price: $75 (please pre-register to hold your place or cash at the door)
What to bring: Wear loose, easy to move in clothing/gi. Bring water and snacks.

About the instructors: Miki Fujitsubo, Dave Furukawa, Jim Kruse, Jeff Morrison and Ken Lux will be your host instructors. Other BuYu teachers will also participate and share their martial art perspective. Each instructor has at least 25 years experience and is a senior instructor in the Bujinkan.

Discounts are available for active military/fire/police.
Bujinkan instructors’ fees will be waived if they have four students register.
There will be a no host Q&A dinner after training.

Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who might be interested (your spouses, friends, neighbors etc.).

Please pre-register by mailing your check (payable to Ken Lux) by March 1st. Please include the event date, your email address, phone number and mail to:
Ken Lux
PO Box 2484
Rocklin, CA 95677
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to Email Ken Lux
or call 916.780.0530

Granite Bay BuYu Dojo
Driving Directions

Located at:
Granite Bay Karate Studio
8601 Auburn – Folsom Road
Granite Bay, CA 95746

Directions from Sacramento, CA:
(Approximately, 30 minutes from downtown Sacramento)

• Take the I-80 freeway East towards Reno.
• Exit right (East) on Douglas Blvd (Roseville).
• Continue (East) on Douglas Blvd. approx. 4.5 miles to Auburn-Folsom Road.
• Turn right on Auburn-Folsom Road and make your first left into the Granite Bay Village Center.
• The studio is in the NE, left-hand side, of the Granite Bay Village Center, next to Dominic’s Restaurant.
• If you are unfamiliar with the area, please consult a map.

“This short clip advertises a 2 hour long documentary of the fundraising seminar that has been made to help support our friend Becky Thomas during her cancer treatment.

This was a very unique seminar during which all the people present created unbelievable energy!!

If you missed it, well… you missed it. But… you can see the “lighting in the bottle” because here is the movie!

During the seminar we focused on principles included in Kihon of our art – what makes the Kihon Happo work? The video is a goldmine of useful drills, insights into ura and omote of various techniques, kaeshi waza (reversals), distance and positioning. Connections between kihon and practical self-defense are also explored.”

The teachers were:

• Sheila Haddad
• Dale Seago
• Miki Fujitsubo
• Dan Ordoins
• Joel Everett
• Jason Payne
• Dennis King
• Trevor Calvert

The movie is shot and edited by Maryuu Niewczas and it includes great action photography by Raj Attar.

The movie is formatted in mp4 and can be viewed on personal computers and on smart-phones (it is optimized to be viewed on iPhone). We can make also a DVD version available if there is enough interest.

Please get a copy and watch it any number of times you want. When you get it – please make a donation to support this important cause.

Suggested donation: $15 by paypal to becky@roleplay-workshop.com
(if you were present at the seminar, you already donated so much, so just enjoy the movie!!!)
To get movie go to:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1ZATNI41

You can let others copy your copy but please encourage them to make a donation.

For more information see:
http://roleplay-workshop.com/pinkwarrior/how-can-i-help/

Please join us for a terrific day of training with many shihan, including Sheila Haddad, Dale Seago, Miki Fujitsubo, Ken Lux, and many others. Many will lead and all are encouraged to share what they have learned and observed.

January starts a new year, and what better way to usher it in then sharing our martial art together with our community in support of our buyu Becky Thomas.

Recommended donation $80 — or whatever contribution you can make; All proceeds will go to Becky’s medical bills.

Please RSVP and contact Trevor Calvert or Maryuu Niewczas with any questions.

Bufu ikkan!

Map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=4148+MacArthur+Blvd.+Oakland%2C+CA+94619&sll=37.0625%2C-95.677068&sspn=55.543096%2C102.128906&ie=UTF8&hq&hnear=4148+MacArthur+Blvd%2C+Oakland%2C+Alameda%2C+California+94619&t=h&z=17

Everyone is welcome.  http://www.winjutsu.com/seminars/year_review_ca.htm

Directly following the seminar, there will be a memorial for Mark Hodel who passed away unexpectedly October 22, 2010.

Mark made an abundance of contributions to the Bujinkan and he will be sadly missed.

Bujinkan Buyu Dojo Year in Review 2010
With Jack Hoban in California